untenable
意味: Not able to be maintained, defended, or justified; impossible to hold or sustain against criticism or attack.
Untenable is used of positions, arguments, and situations that cannot be sustained. In politics, an 'untenable position' is one that a politician can no longer defend and must abandon. In debate, an 'untenable argument' is one that has been exposed as fundamentally flawed. The metaphor derives from the military sense of a position that cannot be held against the enemy. Common collocations include 'untenable position,' 'rendered untenable,' 'morally untenable,' and 'untenable argument.'
例文
- The minister's position became untenable after a series of damaging leaks revealed the extent of the cover-up. 在一系列破坏性泄密揭露了掩盖真相的程度之后,部长的立场变得无法维持。La posición del ministro se volvió insostenible tras una serie de filtraciones perjudiciales que revelaron el alcance del encubrimiento.一連の損害を及ぼすリーク情報によって隠蔽の範囲が明らかになった後、大臣の立場は維持不能となった。일련의 치명적인 정보 유출로 은폐의 규모가 밝혀진 후 장관의 입지는 유지 불가능하게 되었다.
- The theory was rendered untenable by the discovery of fossils that flatly contradicted its central prediction. 该理论因发现的化石与其核心预测完全矛盾而被证明站不住脚。La teoría quedó invalidada por el descubrimiento de fósiles que contradecían de plano su predicción central.その理論は、中心的予測に真っ向から矛盾する化石の発見によって維持不能となった。그 이론은 핵심 예측과 정면으로 모순되는 화석의 발견으로 인해 유지 불가능하게 되었다.
- Rising sea levels will make the coastal settlement untenable within a generation, according to the latest projections. 根据最新预测,海平面上升将在一代人的时间内使沿海定居点无法维持。El aumento del nivel del mar hará insostenible el asentamiento costero en una generación, según las últimas proyecciones.最新の予測によれば、海面上昇によりその沿岸集落は一世代のうちに居住不能になる。최신 전망에 따르면, 해수면 상승으로 그 해안 정착지는 한 세대 안에 거주 불가능해질 것이다.
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使い方ガイド
場面: journalism, academic, professional
トーン: neutral
起源と歴史
From 'un-' (not) and 'tenable,' from French 'tenable' (able to be held), from 'tenir' (to hold), from Latin 'tenere.' Entered English in the 17th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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